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MENASource

May 5, 2025

How China turned the Red Sea into a strategic trap for the US

By Fatima Abo Alasrar

Beijing’s proxy warfare turns global trade routes into battlefields that the United States struggles to defend.

China Economy & Business

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Apr 30, 2025

From Tripoli to Tehran: Lessons from Libya in US-Iran nuclear talks

By Yaseen Rashed

Twenty-one years later, the nuclear disarmament of Libya serves as a model for the United States in current nuclear negotiations with Iran.

Iran Libya

MENASource

Apr 29, 2025

Why the US must not let Syria slip away

By Luke Wagner

Reconsidering the uneasy US-Syria relationship amid reports that Trump and al-Sharaa will meet during the US president’s Saudi Arabia visit.

Economic Sanctions Middle East
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SM-3 is launched from guided missile cruiser USS Shiloh during ballistic missile flight test in Pacific Ocean

Report

Aug 9, 2024

What attacks on shipping mean for the global maritime order

By Elisabeth Braw

This report discusses the history of attacks on shipping, the rules implemented to keep shipping safe, and the new and serious threats posed by the Houthis and other actors. It also discusses steps Western governments and the shipping industry can take to reduce the harm posed by such attacks.

Europe & Eurasia Maritime Security

In the News

Aug 8, 2024

Citrinowicz quoted in The Media Line on Israel’s only solution in Gaza

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Middle East

In the News

Aug 8, 2024

Warrick joins Alghad TV to discuss Sinwar’s impact on Netanyahu and his government

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Israel

In the News

Aug 8, 2024

Warrick joins Al Hadath to discuss the Syrian Chief of Staff secretly visiting Tehran

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Iran

MENASource

Aug 8, 2024

Summer isn’t over. Here’s our recommended reading list.

By William F. Wechsler, Sarah Zaaimi, Emilia Pierce, Masoud Mostajabi, Manal Fatima, David Maloney

Our team has you covered with their recommended reads related to the Middle East and North Africa for the dog days of summer.

Civil Society Middle East

In the News

Aug 8, 2024

Lipner joins Forbes to discuss Iran and Hezbollah’s response to Israel

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Iran

In the News

Aug 8, 2024

Citrinowicz quoted in The Media Line on the IDF’s thwarting of a potential Hezbollah attack

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Israel

In the News

Aug 7, 2024

Aboudouh quoted in South China Morning Post on China’s involvement in the Middle East and Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

China Conflict

In the News

Aug 7, 2024

Wechsler joins Voice of America to discuss potential Iranian attack on Israel

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Iran

In the News

Aug 7, 2024

Webster in the China-Russia Report: Oil, wheat, spies, lies
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Itai Melchior

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Reem Goussous

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Robert Fardi

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Nonresident Senior Fellow

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Ellie Sennett 

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Mark Mowrey

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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